feated trees. ?/han the weather is too dry there is dancer 

 of fire jpraauing, especially in the afternoon when wind 

 adds much to the danger. On rainy days it is often impos- 

 sible to burn and ma^e a thorough cleanup of the tree. 

 These trees may be left until one dry day has passed. Un- 

 burned trees should never, hoivever, be left to accumulate. 

 The burning should always follow the peeling and piling of 

 the brush as closely as possible. 



Unless the ground is very clamp, burning should 

 always ba done in .the morning when there is the least danger 

 of fire spreading and less wind. Tire lines should be raked 

 around each tree, but care should be taken to exclude as much 

 reproduction as possible and mahe the area within the fire 

 line as snail as is conducive to safety in burning. If the 

 danger is great and the area fairly o.ry , burn from the fire 

 line. Whrn it is impossible to fell a tree downhill, and it 

 must be felled parallel to the contour, -'-he fire line must 

 necessarily be made further from the tree nn the uphill side, 

 otherwise the flames will "whip over" it. Often in burning 

 it has been found necessary to worlc the burners in each three 

 man crew as near each other as possible in case the lire 

 should jump the fire line. 



Trees felled downhill should bo fired at the top 

 of the troe in wet weather, and at the base, or uphill end 



